Background and Methods. Superficial and systemic fungal infections are a major problem
among severely immunocompromised patients who undergo bone marrow transplantation. …

Microbiological, biological, and chemical toxins have been employed in warfare and in
terrorist attacks. In this era, it is imperative that health care providers are familiar with illnesses …

Infection of the central nervous system (CNS) is a severe and frequently fatal event during
the course of many diseases caused by microbes with predominantly intracellular life cycles. …

Bacterial pathogens have been identified as agents that have been, or could be, used as
weapons of biological warfare and/or biological terrorism. These agents are relatively easily …

Rhodococcus equi has been recognized as an animal pathogen since its original isolation
as Corynebacterium equi in 1923 from foals with pneumonia (55). Foals less than 6 months …

Multiple viral agents have been classified by the CDC as potential weapons of mass destruction
or agents for biologic terrorism. Agents such as smallpox, viral hemorrhagic fever viruses…

Recent outbreaks of infectious diseases in athletes in competitive sports have stimulated
considerable interest. The environments in which these athletes compete, practice, receive …

Optional statement Infection of the aorta usually results from septic embolization to the vasa
vasorum, hematogenous seeding of an existing aneurysm, or extension from a contiguous …

Thirty patients with documented sporotrichosis were treated with 200–800 mg of fluconazole
daily. Fourteen patients had lymphocutaneous infection; only five (36%) of these patients …

The clinical outcomes and cost-effectiveness of an antimicrobial control program (ACP) were
studied. The impact of an ACP in a teaching hospital was analyzed by comparing clinical …